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Would creating different USER accounts for the "safe" folders and another for "all" be the best way ?

On my router , if I use the "guest" option for WiFi access will that exempt them from seeing available shared folders ?

Lastly If i decide to add personal files at anypoint is there anyway to stream media from a Bitlocker protected drive via NAS ?

That is correct, to share files with only certain users you would need to set up a seperate User group then share through that User group.

The guest account on your router will prevent the "guest" from accessing any shared folders or files on your network.

I might also add that once you change the drive over from another machine you will need to use the Security tab, if you want everyone to have access to the drive you will need to add "Everyone" where the picture below shows it.

Let's see if we can clear up some of the confusion. First, what everyone else has been talking about is Windows network security, ie: workgroup/sharing settings for the Windows computers. What you have is something completely different. You have a drive connected to your router, which does not use Windows at all. I haven't messed with Tomato firmware in a very long time, but there should be some sort of documentation available from wherever you got the firmware that should help explain how to connect the drive and set up sharing.

Let's see if we can clear up some of the confusion. First, what everyone else has been talking about is Windows network security, ie: workgroup/sharing settings for the Windows computers. What you have is something completely different. You have a drive connected to your router, which does not use Windows at all. I haven't messed with Tomato firmware in a very long time, but there should be some sort of documentation available from wherever you got the firmware that should help explain how to connect the drive and set up sharing.

Sorry , I was under the impression that permissions etc I set on the folders within Windows would be the basis of permissions when SMB is sharing from the router as well.

Sorry , I was under the impression that permissions etc I set on the folders within Windows would be the basis of permissions when SMB is sharing from the router as well.

Nope. Two completely different animals. You have to configure sharing on the router. I believe the sharing is pretty basic and limited with the SMB implementation on the router, but check out the documentation for the specifics.

Two things you could do...
1. There is FreeNas which you could explore. Its a network file sharing OS, all you need is a machine to install it to... or it runs off a USB key too. Check the documentation on that though.
It can be interfaced on the pc, or remotely from a browser which would make your administering of it a bit easier.

or;
2. If you have a spare or unused copy of XP, you could install that on another machine and connect it to the router.
Then just set up as many folders and shares as you'd like. You could also use internal drives.
I think this may be the easier option.

Either way, it requires a low-end pc. And once you get it up and running, you wouldnt need the keyboard or monitor. It'l just need to sit quietly somewhere in the corner.

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